Top teams stay the same in pollWest Anchorage and West Valley remained the teams to beat in this week’s Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches poll. The West Anchorage boys kept their top spot in the 4A rankings with victories over Bartlett (55-52) and Eagle River (62-37) last week. West Valley remained undefeated and stayed atop the girls’ 4A poll. The Wolfpack improved to 18-0 with a victory over Colony (52-39) last week. Barrow tops the bo...

Board of Game to consider repealing buffalo season after court decisionThe Alaska Board of Game will consider a proposal to repeal emergency order hunting seasons of bison, commonly referred to as buffalo, in the Kodiak area after a December Alaska Supreme Court ruling that buffalo that have wandered off their grazing lease are not wild. The original proposal to allow hunts was brought forward to the Board of Game in 2007 after buffalo owned by rancher Charles Dorman wandered off the...

Police report lacking about man accused of prowling police chief’s house Questions about the existence of a police report involving a Kodiak man accused of prowling the police chief’s residence might make it difficult for prosecutors to prove their case, officials said Tuesday. Public defender Emily Jura, who is representing Hayden Fredrickson, 19, told Judge William Morse she wished to have a copy of the police report before filing a “motion to suppress.” “I inquired of the state and ...

Murkowski backs craft brew billWASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, announced Friday she is cosponsoring S.375, the Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce Act to promote local job growth, clear the way for these small businesses to expand, and level the playing field for Alaska’s small breweries by restructuring the tax rates paid by small brewers, according to a release from Murkowski’s office. As co-chair of the Senate...

Companies unite to develop Alaska-based TV productionsANCHORAGE — KTUU-TV and Piksik LLC announced Tuesday the formation of a joint venture, dubbed Alaska Media House LLC. The new venture will develop and produce Alaska-based television content for national and international distribution. The group, which has several productions in development, will focus on telling Alaska stories across a variety of genres. Piksik is a wholly owned subsidiary of NANA Development Cor...

Alaska State Troopers: Feb. 18Feb. 15 At approximately 2:22 a.m. Alaska State Troopers received a report of a suspicious female refusing to leave a residence. Investigation revealed a 27-year-old had trespassed in a dwelling with no right to do so. Investigation also revealed she was on conditions of release from a previous criminal case to obey all local, state and federal laws. She was placed under arrest for criminal trespass and violating ...

Public Safety Blotter: Feb. 18Jan. 14 At 2:18 a.m., police conducted a bar check downtown. At 3:02 a.m., police cited a driver on Mill Bay Road for having no proof of insurance. At 9:38 a.m., a caller reported vagrancy on West Marine Way. They left when police asked. At 11:19 a.m., police provided public assistance to a 911 caller on Rezanof Drive East. At 1:43 p.m., a caller reported a loose dog on Hillside Drive. It was impounded. At 2:29 p....